Steve Sanford
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Just a little bit of decoy and duckboat progress of late. Most of my efforts have been the time out (so-called !) needed to keep the infrastructure going. Several things are happening at once. We are preparing to have a solar array (24 panels, 9.2 kW) installed on the south roof of the shop about one month from now. That has required some cleanup of spaces for the installers to work. So - although not strictly necessary - I have done a thorough cleaning of my basement (including re-plumbing my intake line, getting the water softener back on track, and replacing the guts of the UV system controls), the shed on the north side of my shop, the Granary (small barn where our service entrance is located) and the loft over my shop (in process....).
I've been meaning to re-paint my shop for the past 2 years. The south side got my first attention, then the west.
The sashes show how bleached out the Cabot Barn Red solid oil stain had become since 2009. They will be re-caulked and re-painted on the bench. The "hoods" over the south windows are a passive solar feature. They keep out the hot summer rays but let in the warming winter sun.
I almost hated to paint over the well-worn patina on my door handle - but a new process has already begun.
I celebrated Fathers Day with a gift to myself - and about 4 days' hard labor. Instead of a lumpy dirt floor, I now have a level floor (treated 2 x 12s on 2 x 4 sleepers). The excavation and grading - mostly by hand - was the bull work.
This wall area is where the inverter will be installed. The contractors did not want it in the loft as I had planned - because of over-heating concerns. The conduit on the right leads underground to the service in the Granary - so no excavation will be needed. When I installed in many years ago, I ran a length of decoy line through it to serve as a "fish tape" when they run their cable.
I am now arranging storage for only those things that need to be in here. The new floor is now mostly covered with boxes and bags of decoys that need my attention.
I got all of the hardware the way I wanted it - then gave the west side of the shed fresh paint. I also regraded and re-seeded the approach to the shed. The north and south sides will get paint before the gunning seasons arrive.
Both the loft and my shop are a shambles right now. Both are currently in the "it gets worse before it gets better" phase.....
All the best,
SJS
Just a little bit of decoy and duckboat progress of late. Most of my efforts have been the time out (so-called !) needed to keep the infrastructure going. Several things are happening at once. We are preparing to have a solar array (24 panels, 9.2 kW) installed on the south roof of the shop about one month from now. That has required some cleanup of spaces for the installers to work. So - although not strictly necessary - I have done a thorough cleaning of my basement (including re-plumbing my intake line, getting the water softener back on track, and replacing the guts of the UV system controls), the shed on the north side of my shop, the Granary (small barn where our service entrance is located) and the loft over my shop (in process....).
I've been meaning to re-paint my shop for the past 2 years. The south side got my first attention, then the west.
The sashes show how bleached out the Cabot Barn Red solid oil stain had become since 2009. They will be re-caulked and re-painted on the bench. The "hoods" over the south windows are a passive solar feature. They keep out the hot summer rays but let in the warming winter sun.
I almost hated to paint over the well-worn patina on my door handle - but a new process has already begun.
I celebrated Fathers Day with a gift to myself - and about 4 days' hard labor. Instead of a lumpy dirt floor, I now have a level floor (treated 2 x 12s on 2 x 4 sleepers). The excavation and grading - mostly by hand - was the bull work.
This wall area is where the inverter will be installed. The contractors did not want it in the loft as I had planned - because of over-heating concerns. The conduit on the right leads underground to the service in the Granary - so no excavation will be needed. When I installed in many years ago, I ran a length of decoy line through it to serve as a "fish tape" when they run their cable.
I am now arranging storage for only those things that need to be in here. The new floor is now mostly covered with boxes and bags of decoys that need my attention.
I got all of the hardware the way I wanted it - then gave the west side of the shed fresh paint. I also regraded and re-seeded the approach to the shed. The north and south sides will get paint before the gunning seasons arrive.
Both the loft and my shop are a shambles right now. Both are currently in the "it gets worse before it gets better" phase.....
All the best,
SJS
